Leader
UK > England
The median Leader daily rate in England is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Sep 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 27 | 29 | 38 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +9 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 2,146 | 2,515 | 4,235 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 6.54% | 5.92% | 5.97% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.04% | 6.28% | 6.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,301 | 1,751 | 3,001 |
| 10th Percentile | £391 | £413 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £506 | £490 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £775 | £788 |
| UK median daily rate | £590 | £600 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.63% | +2.13% | +6.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 96 | 52 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.52 | £38.14 | £20.59 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.14 | - | £32.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £46.18 | £49.39 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.86% | -6.50% | +110.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £65.19 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £77.79 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £46.18 | £46.84 | £49.39 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.41% | -5.16% | +99.56% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 30,503 | 40,030 | 67,667 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.95% | 94.22% | 95.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,997 | 27,956 | 48,305 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £300 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £545 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.67% | -0.91% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £530 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.94% | -3.64% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,457 | 1,375 | 1,623 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.56 | £15.25 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £19.06 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £46.18 | £45.00 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.62% | +73.08% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.80 | £70.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £43.00 | £44.50 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.37% | +71.15% | +30.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in England over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead in England.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Lead in England over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the England region over the 6 months to 20 September 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| London | +6 | 1,175 | £613 | -2.00% | 546 |
| South East | -4 | 230 | £575 | -4.17% | 207 |
| North of England | -2 | 223 | £538 | -2.27% | 210 |
| South West | +21 | 196 | £550 | -13.73% | 84 |
| Midlands | +8 | 185 | £525 | -6.67% | 128 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 132 | £525 | -6.46% | 71 |
| North West | -4 | 130 | £538 | +1.18% | 153 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 82 | £536 | -7.74% | 42 |
| East of England | +10 | 75 | £400 | -31.33% | 90 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 54 | £388 | -33.19% | 56 |
| North East | +3 | 17 | £725 | +61.11% | 18 |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 20 September 2024, Lead contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Lead in the job title.
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Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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